Tag: housing
Hamilton city council’s to discuss policy to limit short-term rentals
Hamilton’s planning committee will discuss a new policy to limit short-term rentals, in hopes to help with the housing shortage.
The short-term rental (STR) policy...
Law supporting ‘strong mayor’ powers passed in Toronto, Ottawa
The Ontario government has passed legislation that permits Toronto and Ottawa to execute certain bylaws even if a minority of councillors are in favour.
This...
Hundreds rally at Hamilton City Hall to oppose Ford’s new housing...
A huge show of defiance in Hamilton Sunday has been aimed at Premier Doug Ford and his Conservative government.
Hundreds of people rallied at Hamilton...
Ontario homes to not be built on floodplains, Ford says after...
Premier Doug Ford says Ontario has no plans to allow houses to be built on floodplains after a warning from the federal environment minister.
Federal...
More than twenty rallies planned in latest weekend provincial legislation protests
Opponents of the Provincial Government's controversial housing legislation called this a "Greenbelt day of action."
More than twenty rallies were planned across the province today...
Premier Doug Ford is facing mounting anger and opposition in Hamilton
The government of Premier Doug Ford is facing mounting anger and opposition in Hamilton tonight.
Protestors lined a major street today and rallied to demand...
Report says food bank usage surged to all-time high this year
A new report from Food Banks Canada says the number of people using food banks surged to an all-time high earlier this year.
The annual...
Ontario legislature resumes today after break
Ontario's legislature is set to return today after taking a break in mid-September.
Top priorities for the government include housing, the economy and health care.
The...
Ontario raises foreign homebuyer tax
Ontario has announced it is raising the non-resident speculation tax on homes purchased by foreign nationals, effective today.
It will be raised from 20 per...